Fruit-gathering device.



C. UHLARICK.. FRUITGATHEHINGDEVICE. APPL'lcAnoN F|LEDJuNE1, 1918.

Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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C. UHLARICK. FRUIT GATHEHING DEVICE APPLICATION. msn JUNE 1. 191s.

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Yable others skilled in l the appended claims.

' oArEN UHLAmcx, or BIG SANDY, MONTANA.

i FRUIT-GATHERING DEVICE.

f y Application fired June 1, 1

T0 all whom may concern: Y

Be it known that'I, CATEN UHLARIGK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Big Sandy, inthe county o'f'Choute'au and State'of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Fruit-Grather# ing Devices; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description vof the invention7 such as will enthe art to which it ap-4 pertains to make and luse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,v and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification; V Y f This Vinvention relates tonew and useful improvements iny fruit gathering devices, and has Vfor its object the'convenient and expeditious gathering of Afruit from trees, with the person standing on the ground, thus vavoiding climbing of the trees for this purpose.

A further obj ect` is ing or delivering the to provide for conductfruit as it is detached from the trees on to the ground, or the receptacle into which the same is-to be deposited, without injury to or bruising the* fruit.

A still further object is aforesaid ends in a simple,

to carry out the effective and relatively inexpensive manner.

The invention consists of further details of construction combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described7 shown in the accompanying drawings and lthen specifically defined in My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part 0 this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention as applied for use.

Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in vertical section.

Fi 3 is an enlarged detailvin elevation, showing the connecting ends of the tele-- scoping parts of the device.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view through the lower portion of the device. Y

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 ofv Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6--6 of Fig; 2. i

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented MaI-.4, 1919 91s. serinNo.237,753.7MY y Y meansfor holding the" cordin a fixed-position,

bag and n Fig. 9isa-perspective viewV showing the application of the device to the twig of a tree. f

Reference now ybeing had to the details of the drawings by' numerals: Y

1 designates a hollow handle having at its Fig. 8 is -aview elevationof the fruit upper'end an open ended inclined tubular portion 2, over vwhich one end of the'flexible pipe 3 fits and tolwhich itis secured. The tubular portion 2 has hinged thereto a semi-spherical cutting member 4, and 5 is a spring fastened to the cutterv and adapted to 'normally'hold the same in an open position, as shown' in Fig.A 2-of ythe drawings. lA cord 6 is fastened tothe cut-ter yand passesV throughv an l eye 7 and down through the hollow handle'l and'throlugh the tubu' lar 'shell 8 which telescopes over thehan# dle 1, the .latter andsaid 'shell-S'beingfheld',

in adjusted position by means of a/thum screw 9L," Saidvcord windsabout a reel 10, shown clearlyinf Fig. 4j of 4the drawings, which is journaled at the `lower end of A ratchet wheel 11 rotates with the reel and is held from by means of a pawl 12. A crank 13 is fixed to the ratchet wheel and'forms means for rotating the same to take up the slack of the cord. An angle lever 14 is pivotally mountf ed upon a pin 15 and has its short armextending within the shell 8. The inner end of the arm of the lever is apertured as at 16 to receive the cord, andV 17 is a set'screw mounted in a threaded boss 1,81and is adapt ed to frictionally engage the cord to holdmembers 24 and 25 respectively, which are pivoted together by the pin 26.y A bag 27 has a strap 28 fastened thereto and is adapt rotation in one direction v ed to be itted'ov'er the lower endof the flexible pipe 2 to receive the fruit, inthe' manner shown in Fig. lof-ther drawings. In order to holdvthe apparatus over a twig, while'the fruit is severed therefrom, ananglebar 29 is fastened to the upper portion 2, andthe angled portions thereof are designed to catch over the twiginithe'manner shown in Fig. l, While the operator by pullingl `upon :the cord; may sever .the fruit,l whi-ch falls down by gravity through the hollow. tubular members into the bag It will be noted that the device is exten-l y sible :and fis :hield in differentadj usted positionst-through thegmed-ium of; the set 'screw-V shown, as well as the integral struck up iin gers, =and the slaclmin #theV cord .is Ataken-up vby the reel and the-fsets'crew L7. grips and' holds fthe oerdftoftheoperating handle 1,4,

twig while the lfruit S Ithat by themeretil-ting-offlthe lever 1,4, the cutterfnieniberimay be4 operated for sev ering the stem i of itheffruit.

l: Af. fruit IgatheringYapparatus,comprissieri-ne pressed knife pivoted thereto,.fand means upon rthe shell 4-ronengaging vandholding the is being.- cut',v aupivotal: lever,- having ,an aperture -therein l v,through Y whiolifsaideord passes,a-set-serewfordioldingfthecord in-fa,djusted:positionyand afreel wind; Y .-k, 5

2:; :A` lvfruit gatheringgapparatus, comprise Y -1 scoping tubes, Vtwo of ture, a reel upon whichf-the slack; cord-is ladapted to` mounted thereon, telcwhich are fastened to said"shelhluarlever zp'ivo'ted upon one of the tubular yportions having an aperture, a set screw mounted: upon the lever and adapted 'to engage a cord passing through said aper- 'upon one of the .which the cord Winds, a ratchet rotating with the reel, anda crank xed to the latter, .a 'flexible pipe conneetedto the open-.ended tubular. shell, and means for holdingy the pipe rigid.' s

spring actuated knife 3. A fruitfgathering apparatus, comprise` tubes about ing..an open-ended tubular shell,.avpivotal spring actuated knife lmounted lthereomjtelescopingiubes, twogofawhich-are fastened t0 said shell, .a :flever pivoted upOnQne-of the tubular: portions having an aperture, -a set screw mounted .upon the lever and adapted to engage ,a cord Fpassing through said aperture,.,a reel upon Aone-,0f Tthef tubes about f which Kthe cord -w'indsfna ratchetrotating with ythe reel, v.and ,a tcrankziXedl tothe ilatter,

a iiexible pipe connected 'to the open-,ended tubi-iler shell, metallic stripsuponieither side" iof the pipe, azcoupling secured *to-one,ofsaidy tubes and to .which,the-flexible fpipe is con;

A nected, saidlcouplling havingresilientngersadapted 1to engage said imetalllc, strips.

t In testimony AWhereot,I-zhereilnto zaiiixmy signature in presence oftwo Witnesses. vCATENUHLARIGK. f Vlitne'sses: Y i Y Ml O;,JiiN.K1Ns,-i Y *Y 1 MIARTIN. VBALAZHIC.- -Y

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